One lucky Arkansan won a big prize with a previously non-winning lottery ticket.

Rebekah H. from Little Rock won $500,000 in the Sept. 16 Play It Again® Second-Chance drawing. She won with a non-winning $1,000,000 Cash ticket and claimed her prize on the same date.

Rebekah was driving when she received a call from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery informing her of the win.

“I didn’t believe it!” the winner shared with lottery officials.

The Little Rock woman, a frequent lottery player, regularly enters her non-winning tickets into The Club for another chance to win prizes. However, she was unaware of the Sept. 16 drawing and initially believed the call was a scam.

Rebekah’s son, also in disbelief, thought they must have contacted the wrong number.

“It didn’t really hit me until [the claims assistant] said, ‘Congratulations,’” Rebekah said, excited.

Rebekah plans to pay off debt and care for her family with her prize.

The next Play It Again Second-Chance drawing is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2025. The prize is $250,000. To see a list of eligible games or redeem points for prizes, visit The Club on MyArkansasLottery.com.

The Club has more than 352,000 registered members. Join for free on MyArkansasLottery.com or via “The Club” on the official AR Lottery + Club Mobile App.

For more information about lottery games and how to play, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery 

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $7.5 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $427 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $178 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information on scholarships, winners, games, odds, promotions – and to join The Club for free. To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.

Rebekah H. of Little Rock won $500,000 in the Sept. 16 Play It Again® Second-Chance drawing.